On 23 July 2015 at 19:25, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > stick to triggers, they're faster Erm, not according to your beloved manual !!! 38.7. Rules Versus Triggers " a rule issuing one extra command is likely to be faster than a trigger" "The summary is, rules will only be significantly slower than triggers if their actions result in large and badly qualified joins, a situation where the planner fails." -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general